Stairwell Room:
The Treaty of Paris at Annapolis Wall

The United States of America, Confirmed by Treaty 1783

This map was published in 1812, and shows the boundaries of each state and territory in the United States of America new nation at the time of independence.

American and British peace negotiators used a 1755 map by John Mitchell to delineate the border between the United States and Canada. Although drawn in 1755, the Mitchell map was considered the most detailed map of North American for most of the 18th century.